What does high sea mean?
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high sea
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Princeton's WordNet
high sea, international watersnoun
the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
Wiktionary
high seanoun
The sea when it is very rough due to strong winds and storms, such that the sea encroaches much further inland than is normal, often causing damage.
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high sea
High sea refers to all parts of the sea that are not included in the exclusive economic zone, territorial sea or internal waters of a state, or in the archipelagic waters of an archipelagic state. This is bound by international law and is not under the jurisdiction of any individual country. It's open to all states, whether coastal or landlocked, for navigation, overflight, fishing, scientific research, and laying of submarine cables and pipelines.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of high sea in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of high sea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of high sea in a Sentence
Man cannot discover new oceans (high sea) unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.'
Only a few rogue waves in high sea states have been observed directly, and nothing of this magnitude. The probability of such an event occurring is one in 1,300 years.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman:
What we have clearly stated is that we will take in only those people in the high sea, but under no circumstances would we be expected to take each one of them if there is an influx of others.
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